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How many new Credit Cards is too many?

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  • darkidoe
    darkidoe Posts: 1,129 Forumite
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    To make money through stoozing activities. It's not for everyone, but a lot of people on here have made a lot of money at it.

    I wonder what is the return on that! Highly risky IMO.

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • Nebulous2
    Nebulous2 Posts: 5,763 Forumite
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    darkidoe wrote: »
    I wonder what is the return on that! Highly risky IMO.

    It depends what you do with it. Borrowing money at 0% and putting it in a regular saver at 5% doesn't seem very risky to me.
  • Anthorn
    Anthorn Posts: 4,362 Forumite
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    darkidoe wrote: »
    I wonder what is the return on that! Highly risky IMO.

    It is risky when you don't (or can't) pay back the money you have borrowed on the cards. The obvious way and most straightforward way of stoozing is as mentioned above, borrowing money at 0% APR and placing it in an account to get for example 5% APR. But it gets complicated and open to disaster when borrowing on cards to pay off other borrowing.
  • It's not risky at all , it's a lot easier than many other ways of making your money work for you.
    Retired at age 56 after having "light bulb moment" due to reading MSE and its forums. Have been converted to the "budget to zero" concept and use YNAB for all monthly budgeting and long term goals.
  • And some incentive from the cashback sites too! At least 3 out of my 10 did come from them.

    So, cashback + 0% interest, I can't see why not.
  • manic
    manic Posts: 698 Forumite
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    No_6 wrote: »
    Another 10 year person that is asking for advice,
    do people not manage to read any of the posts on this forum

    :( 6
    Why does it matter whether I have been a member for 10 years or 10 days.

    I came looking for current advice, a lot changes over time.

    If you can't offer any constructive advice, don't comment.
  • No_6
    No_6 Posts: 835 Forumite
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    Just read any posts in a search and you will find a answer,

    Are you really that lazy
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